When is the best time to spay a female cat?

Spaying a female cat is best done when she is 7-8 months old, which can avoid affecting her growth and development by spaying too early. It also prevents her from retaining behaviors from her heat cycle after the procedure. If the owner wants to breed the cat, it is more appropriate to do the first breeding at 12 months old, and then spay the cat when she is about 1.5 years old. Finally, if possible, it is best to choose the spring and autumn seasons for cat spaying, which is more conducive to wound recovery.

1. It is more appropriate to spay a cat when she is 7-8 months old. If the cat is spayed too early, it is easy to affect her normal growth and development. Moreover, spaying at this time can also avoid the cat retaining behaviors from her heat cycle after the procedure. If the owner wants the cat to breed, it is also necessary to spay her in a timely manner after the first pregnancy, to avoid the cat developing other diseases due to delayed spaying.

2. Doing a spay surgery early on is beneficial to the cat, as it not only avoids many later-stage diseases such as uterine pyelonephritis, endometritis, ovarian cysts, etc., but also alleviates the cat's suffering during her heat cycle. Additionally, cats who have been spayed tend to have more stable emotions, and they also tend to be healthier and live longer.

3. Compared to male cats, female cats have larger wounds after spaying, so it is best to perform the spay surgery in cool spring and autumn seasons. Before the surgery, the cat should be vaccinated and given internal and external parasite prevention to ensure that her physical condition is normal before the spay surgery.